Northern Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *vuoδōjē.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈfuo̯ððuː/

Noun

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fuođđu

  1. game (huntable animal)

Inflection

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Even u-stem, đđ-đ gradation
Nominative fuođđu
Genitive fuođu
fuođọ
Singular Plural
Nominative fuođđu fuođut
Accusative fuođu fuođūid
Genitive fuođu
fuođọ
fuođūid
Illative fūđđui fuođūide
Locative fuođus fuođūin
Comitative fuođūin fuođūiguin
Essive fuođđun
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person fūđđon fūđđome fūđđomet
2nd person fūđđot fūđđode fūđđodet
3rd person fuođđus fuođđuska fuođđuset

Further reading

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland